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Money talks in search for London Olympic hotels

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
LONDON (AP) -- Coming for the Olympics with money to spend? Then there's still time to ensure you can take tea at The Ritz, drink at the Savoy's American bar, or sleep in an Art Deco room at Claridge's....

Money talks in search for London Olympic hotels

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
LONDON (AP) -- Coming for the Olympics with money to spend? Then there's still time to ensure you can take tea at The Ritz, drink at the Savoy's American bar, or sleep in an Art Deco room at Claridge's....

Christie in Israel on first official overseas trip

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
JERUSALEM (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is visiting Israel in his first official overseas trip....

Plane crash in Siberia kills 31 of 43 on board

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
MOSCOW (AP) -- A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, killing 31 of the 43 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. The 12 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition....

Myanmar's Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar's historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country....

Euro unemployment spikes to record 10.8 percent

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
LONDON (AP) -- Unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro hit its highest level since the currency was introduced back in 1999, official figures showed Monday, adding to fears that the region is back in recession....

NATO reports 4 troop deaths in Afghanistan

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO says that two service members have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, while two others have died of non-battle injuries....

Parties kept spirits high on blaze-hit cruise ship

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- The smell of smoke spread fear on the cruise ship Azamara Quest, whose passengers put on life vests and gathered for roll call thinking of a deadly capsizing of another luxury vessel....

Parties kept spirits high on blaze-hit cruise ship

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- The smell of smoke spread fear on the cruise ship Azamara Quest, whose passengers put on life vests and gathered for roll call thinking of a deadly capsizing of another luxury vessel....

Wave of Tibet immolations among history's biggest

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
BEIJING (AP) -- Dozens of Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest Chinese rule, sometimes drinking kerosene to make the flames explode from within, in one of the biggest waves of political self-immolations in recent history....

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi makes victory speech

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar's historic by-election, saying she hoped it will mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country....

AP Exclusive: Images show North Korea launch work

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- New satellite images of a North Korean rocket launch site show a mobile radar trailer and rows of what appear to be empty fuel and oxidizer tanks, evidence of ramped-up preparation for what Washington calls a cover for a long-range missile test....

Cruise ship drama ends in Malaysia; captain lauded

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- Passengers of a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship lauded the captain and crew Monday for maintaining order and bringing them safely ashore in Malaysia after 24 hours adrift in Philippine waters....

Relief as fire-hit cruise ship safe in Malaysia

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- Passengers of a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship lauded the captain and crew Monday for maintaining order and bringing them safely ashore in Malaysia after 24 hours adrift in Philippine waters....

Myanmar's Suu Kyi reported winning historic vote

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- She struggled for a free Myanmar for a quarter-century, much of it spent locked away under house arrest. Now, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate whose nonviolent campaign for democracy at home transformed her into a global icon is on the verge of ascending to public office for the first time....

Nations pledge millions for Syrian opposition

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
ISTANBUL (AP) -- A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged Sunday to send millions of dollars and communications equipment to Syria's opposition groups, signaling deeper involvement in the conflict amid a growing belief that diplomacy and sanctions alone cannot end the Damascus regime's repression....

AP Exclusive: Images show North Korea launch work

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- New satellite images of a North Korean rocket launch site show a mobile radar trailer and rows of what appear to be empty fuel and oxidizer tanks, evidence of ramped-up preparation for what Washington calls a cover for a long-range missile test....

Ex-Mexican President De la Madrid dies at age 77

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Former President Miguel de la Madrid, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, the government said....

Ex-Mexican President De la Madrid dies at age 77

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Former President Miguel de la Madrid, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, the government said....

Relief as fire-hit cruise ship safe in Malaysia

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 23:22
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) -- Smiling passengers voiced relief and gratitude after safely leaving a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship that was stranded at sea for 24 hours and limped without air-conditioning into a Malaysian port Sunday....
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